Contra (album)

Contra
Studio album by
Vampire Weekend
ReleasedJanuary 11, 2010 (2010-01-11)
Recorded2008–2009
Studio
  • Treefort (Dumbo, Brooklyn)
  • Topetitud (Mexico City, Mexico)
  • Avatar (Manhattan)
  • Hicks and Joralemon (Brooklyn)
Genre
Length36:40
LabelXL
ProducerRostam Batmanglij
Vampire Weekend chronology
Vampire Weekend
(2008) 		Contra
(2010) 		Modern Vampires of the City
(2013)
Singles from Contra
  1. "Horchata"
    Released: October 5, 2009
  2. "Cousins"
    Released: November 17, 2009
  3. "Giving Up the Gun"
    Released: February 19, 2010
  4. "Holiday"
    Released: June 7, 2010
  5. "White Sky"
    Released: August 16, 2010
  6. "Run"
    Released: December 13, 2010

Contra is the second studio album by the American rock band Vampire Weekend, produced by band member Rostam Batmanglij and released in January 2010 on XL Recordings. It was preceded by the 2009 singles "Horchata" and "Cousins."

The album received critical praise and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200. It was recognized as one of The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far by Pitchfork in August 2014.[1]

  1. ^ "The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far (2010-2014) - Page 3". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2014-10-25. Retrieved 2020-02-20.